The Seattle office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, against Prudential Preferred Properties. The complaint, filed in March 1998, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Pay ...
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The Seattle office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, against Prudential Preferred Properties. The complaint, filed in March 1998, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA); specifically that Defendant had paid the charging party and other female employees less than male employees because of their sex.

The parties entered a consent decree in April 1999. The decree, valid for 39 months, required Defendant to pay a total of $50,000 (split between 3 individuals in the amounts of $45,000, $3,000 and $2,000); to provide 6 hrs of Title VII and EPA training to its employees; to set up an internal grievance process for discrimination complaints; and to post and distribute notices regarding non-discrimination. Defendant was also enjoined from discriminating or retaliating in violation of Title VII or the EPA and was required to regularly report the salaries of its employees to the EEOC.